New York Fashion Week on soFeminine.co.uk

Let's hear it for New York. One of Fashion Week's Big 4, the big apple plays host to two annual Fashion Week's for spring/summer and autumn/winter. New York is by far the most stylish city in the States and though they call their catwalks "runways" they can be relied on for keeping fashion's feet firmly on the ground.

Austerity measures may have given the runways a distinct shade of grey and a good coating of black but we still saw encouraging splashes of colour at New York. Bold patterns and lots of lovely texture were also in evidence. Things are looking brighter.

NYC went androgynous for autumn/winter, we saw so many suits it was like 6pm at Canary Wharf. Colours were shades of grey and muted pastels with the exceptions of designers that channelled Pop Art for a bit of light relief.

Bringing a sense of rock 'n' roll to fashion, New York Fashion Week spring/summer 2012 gave an edge to ladylike, loose cuts and elegant tailoring. Colour made a come back and bold new girlie styles ushered in a brave new era of fashion for New York.

Spring/summer in New York was so much fun we thought about packing our bags and moving there. All American colourful collections dominated on maxi-length dresse and flirty hems. Swimwear embraced the cut-out trends seen in a/w 2010.